Texas Hold'em players

[divingmedic]

I have not been able to get a firm answer to this. What is the rake ? and what is the buy in for the tourney's?

[nchikk]

Can't help with tournaments, but the rake for the cash game is too high. It's 10%...I have seen posted here that it's capped at $10. I didn't notice a cap, though.

 

Another way to look at it...

I was in a hand to the river with one other person...other players folded at various points...we splilt the pot and both lost money. That should not happen.

 

I won't play their Poker Pro machines again.

[patseacruiser]

I'm sorry I can't say I remember but there's a 10% up to $4 rake in Atlantic City and time on $10-$20 tables so the 10% is not unusual. Of course, 6 players or less at the table and it's 1/2 rake which I don't know if they do on the ships.

[silverado44]

On the Splendor, the rake was 10%, with a $15 cap. I believe the tournament was $100 entry, 10 players, with $750 going to the winner.

[historyteacher41877]

I think when I was on the pride last year it 100 for the tourney with 50 percent of the money going into the prize pool. Or you could take a little extra money (if you win) to put towards their poker tourney cruise that carnival runs. Its a total rip off. If you like poker, you won't enjoy it on the cruise ship. It will mostly frustrate you.

[Doug910]

I have not been able to get a firm answer to this. What is the rake ? and what is the buy in for the tourney's?

 

...I just answered a question similar to this one and here was my reply...

 

...The PokerPro tables on Carnival work just fine. I played onboard years ago when Texas Hold'em just started to become popular and the ships used live dealers and chips. It was a disaster! Dealers were not sure how to control the game and even worse, "cruise ship" poker players had a hard time using chips. The game was very, very slow!

 

...The electronic tables definitely speeds up the game. To answer the above questions, the rake is 10%, which is standard rake in any casino. Also, the rake is capped at $6, regardless of the size of the pot. Keep in mind that you (obviously) DO NOT have to tip the dealer, so in the long run you're probably saving money.

 

...Regarding tournaments, they are a one table "sit-n-go" (SNG) format. They have them on two seperate days and usually have enough players to run two or three tournaments in a row each day. Took about 45-60 minutes to complete. There was a $100 buy-in with $600 going to first and $150 for second. ...Hope this helps...

[divingmedic]

...I just answered a question similar to this one and here was my reply...

 

...The PokerPro tables on Carnival work just fine. I played onboard years ago when Texas Hold'em just started to become popular and the ships used live dealers and chips. It was a disaster! Dealers were not sure how to control the game and even worse, "cruise ship" poker players had a hard time using chips. The game was very, very slow!

 

...The electronic tables definitely speeds up the game. To answer the above questions, the rake is 10%, which is standard rake in any casino. Also, the rake is capped at $6, regardless of the size of the pot. Keep in mind that you (obviously) DO NOT have to tip the dealer, so in the long run you're probably saving money.

 

...Regarding tournaments, they are a one table "sit-n-go" (SNG) format. They have them on two seperate days and usually have enough players to run two or three tournaments in a row each day. Took about 45-60 minutes to complete. There was a $100 buy-in with $600 going to first and $150 for second. ...Hope this helps...

45-60 minutes to play a game? That is fast. It takes longer than on most online sites to 10 person table. No mention of the size of the starting stack for the tourney? Everyone thanks for the info. Sounds like I might save myself the 100 dollar buy and just sneak over to LA and play there. Most tourneys there are $35 buy in.

[Doug910]

45-60 minutes to play a game? That is fast.

 

...It is fast. I'd consider these SNG tourneys as "turbo" style. If I remember correctly, starting stacks were 1500 and the levels were 15 minutes, starting at 25-50. I can tell you from experience that at these tables, a very aggressive style works best. Cruise ship players seem to want to get the most play for their buy-in, so they are reluctant to call any large bet with anything except the nuts.

[BeachyBrowns]

I am out to compile as much info as I can about the rake on various ships' electronic poker tables. A lot of what I've found is outdated, so I'm trying to cull together updated info.

 

From my own personal experience:

 

-Carnival Sensation (2/10): 1/2 NLHE, 10% up to $7 (high but not crazy)

 

-RCI Freedom of the Seas (9/10): 1/2 NL until 7 pm, 2/5 NL afterward, 10% up to $15 (crazy high)

 

Silverado44:

 

-Carnival Splendor: 10% up to $15

 

Anyone else?

 

If you go on PokerTek's (maker of one of the two electronic tables commonly in use on cruise ships, Lightning Poker being the other) website, they list all the ships that use their product, and it looks like Carnival uses PokerTek exclusively. By contrast, RCI Freedom of the Seas has a PokerTek table, but RCI Liberty of the Seas (same class of ship) has a Lightning Poker one. I would like to catalogue the differences in rake between the two kinds of tables, if there is one.

 

BTW, I am looking at Carnival Dream for our next cruise -- anyone played poker on that ship? Got any rake info? Thanks!